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Title Section19 2000-03-07 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 035/12/1999 85i sINQA P o R E Internet: http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg/ TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 200019 words
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Article61 2000-03-07 1 Dsn 2411J7 (+2.94) BT-SB2 mn (-1.70) flsnsanmßEs U 27&30 (-0.20) OTOOTMAUET INDICES Monday Cbaage KLSEOOMP J46.49 -m Ninon it?** nut BAN0SBW 17.7S8.7t +47SJ3 SET INDEX *7M7 JAKAITA COUP Ml. 71 +18.U MANILA OOMP _U»* HIM TAffHWPI MC7J1 _-iM.06 SEOUL OOMP 1 4J0 CLSACHINAB 7H.11 -lt» AUSTALLORD 41 Umh61 words
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Article74 2000-03-07 1 FOBEX BATES U8t SI U8i 1.728 £(U84/8Jper£) Li81 1738 EUR0(U8S/SJ/E)— AMI |JH DM 1098 ***** YEN 107J 1JQS RM -1800 0.444 ma 7.781 us BABT -18.14 0MS KUPIAH 7,446 0.03S •mm mown* PUKB KATES SINGAPORE* &M KUALA LUMPUR 7J7 JAKARTA J960 BANGKOK 9M MANILA 1100 BONG KONG 8M TAIPEI74 words
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1873 2000-03-07 1 Ven Sreenivasan - Glob investors have to send bank draft, together with acceptance forms, by March 31 if they accept Effective's proposal By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Holders of frozen Malaysian Clob shares saw red yesterday on learning that they will have to pay upfront the 1.51,873 words
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Article, Illustration883 2000-03-07 1 Andrew Marks - From Andrew Marks in New York FOR those who thought e-commerce and the Internet was the only big thing on Nasdaq, here's a surprise: biotech is back. US investors are once again flocking to this volatile sector, driven this time by the promise of companiesSource: Bloomberg ST - 883 words
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Article, Illustration932 2000-03-07 1 Siow Li Sen - Main negative factor is record provisions for Thai Dana By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings yesterday said its net profit in 1999 surged more than nine times to $1.07 billion. The profit growth came from higher net interest income, as wellARTHUR LEE - 932 words
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Advertisement120 2000-03-07 1 Dura BT Comment Lee Han Shfh on why it doesn't pay to securttise property. Pg 11 Top Storlos Red-hot demand for new China internet plays saw Legend Holdings and Tom.com hit record highs yesterday. Next Pmgm i ■•<->_ Great Eastern Holdings' profits surged to a record $221 million last year.120 words
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Advertisement67 2000-03-07 1 BIAS statement, Pg 5; Mailbag, Pg 12 Clob investors Which of the two options do you prefer? Tell us by taking our online poll at http://busirMss-tlrvMs.asia 1 .com.sg Greenspan on Technology and the Economy US Fed chairman Alan Greenspan spoke overnight on "Technology and the New Economy" at a Boston67 words
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Article, Illustration820 2000-03-07 2 Meera Tharmaratnam - They take their cue from Asia Info and UTStar's strong debuts last Friday From Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong RED-HOT demand for new China Internet plays saw Legend Holdings and Tom.com hit record intra-day highs on the Hongkong bourse yesterday, riding the boomREUTERS - 820 words
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Article93 2000-03-07 2 In the Feb 22,2000 issue of The Business Times, at page 2 in the continuation of an article entitled "DBS unloads controlling stake in DBS Land", it was reported, inter alia, that it was the view of some market watchers that DBS Land Ltd had been "dangling a poison93 words
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482 2000-03-07 2 Quak Hiang Whai - Next stage of reforms is Sept listing of new HKEx From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG entered a new era of securities and futures trading yesterday when the Hongkong Exchanges and Clearing Limited was formally established, bringing the clearing house and482 words
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ON THE grapevine
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85 2000-03-07 2 Please we're bankers, not streakers DBS Bank senior executives were most properly suited up in sunny Singapore at yesterday's press conference which was held to release its 1999 results. It was almost as if they wanted to distance themselves from Richard Branson's dash in the buff in the chilly English85 words
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Article80 2000-03-07 2 BEING interviewed by BT does not have just news value, especially when our photographer does a great job. Steve Ng, managing director of ABN-Amro Futures Singapore, said while he has to deal with customers who are now asking for discounts after he was reported80 words
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83 2000-03-07 2 HOW'S this for Japanese hospitality? When US President Bill Clinton visits Japan in July, a Japanese developer hopes to greet him with a replica of his childhood home back in Hope, Arkansas. Apparently, Takeharu Shiraishi has been sending people on long trips to Mr83 words
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Article80 2000-03-07 2 HERE'S hard evidence to show the next hottest market is biotech. The world's largest IT company, IBM Corp, is testing software that can screen patients to help determine the treatments and drugs required. The software analyses which proteins a cell's genes are making and displays80 words
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Advertisement269 2000-03-07 2 ujisrrv The Hull MBA OF HULL MBA (General) 28th Intake "Ranked Among Starting in Singapore April 2000 '"sesston 0 MBA (Investment Finance) 10th Intake v /e< 7 oo'pm 200 Universities, 1999" Starting in Singapore May 2000 I*^ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA "Ranked Among Australia's Best Universities" P||Q%r |y|gA Doctor of269 words
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Advertisement450 2000-03-07 3 Meet Optimix Invest with Confidence. A new venture between OUB, one of Singapore's biggest and most innovative Because you know that every fund in your Optimix Portfolio is being watched over banking groups. And ING, one of the world's leading financial institutions, with over by a team expert Fund Managers450 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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633 2000-03-07 4 Soh Tiang Keng - Results boosted by 17% increase in premium income to $2.6b last year By Soh Tiang Keng UNVEILING its first results as a restructured company, Great Eastern Holdings, boosted by the surge in investments and life insurance business, has reported a three-fold jump in633 words
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513 2000-03-07 4 Catherine Ong - Move aimed at insulating DBS shareholders: Olds Reports by Catherine Ong DBS Group Holdings (DBSH) signalled yesterday that nonperforming loans (NPLs) of its troubled subsidiary in Thailand have peaked and aggressive provisioning last year should insulate DBS shareholders from the vagaries of the513 words
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Article, Illustration520 2000-03-07 4 THE government's substantial shareholding in Singapore Telecommunications Ltd was not the main factor behind SingTel's failure in the US$3B billion (5565.5 billion) takeover battle for Cable Wireless (HKT), said the head of Temasek Holdings. "No, I don't think that was theARTHUR LEE - 520 words
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663 2000-03-07 4 r sivanithy - r sivanithy LAST week, the Singapore Exchange released its latest listing rules and guidelines for initial public offers (IPOs). There was nothing earth-shattering as most of the changes had been hinted at earlier. But a quick reading of the entire listing procedure brings663 words
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Article, Illustration406 2000-03-07 7 Ling Su Ann - China-Taiwan tension won't affect it, says MD By Ling Su Ann ASA Ceramic Ltd yesterday announced a higher 1999 profit, a bonus issue and also gave its assurance it was unlikely to be affected by the current heightened tensions between China and Taiwan.406 words
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Article137 2000-03-07 7 KYOSHA Holdings yesterday said its mainboard offering has been subscribed 64.2 times. When the public offer of 9.2 million shares closed yesterday, there were 26,699 applications for 590.7 million shares. A placement tranche of 36.8 million shares was fully taken up. The 46 million shares137 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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61 2000-03-07 7 PENTEX-SCHWEIZER Circuits has received in-prihciple approval to split each of its ordinary shares of 50 cents into five shares of 10 cents par value each. The move will increase the company's free float of shares for trading and also its shareholder base. The share split61 words
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75 2000-03-07 7 MOBILE phone operator Mobile One (Asia) has tied up with Phillip Securities to offer Wireless Application Protocol-based (WAP) financial services. Poems Mobile Trading Service—a stock e-trading system owned by Phillip and now available to customers of Ml and Phillip Securities, will be converted into a75 words
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Article70 2000-03-07 7 UAN Beng Construction has bought Derbyshire Court for $13 million, which works out to a land cost of $386 per sq ft The group will send a circular detailing its proposed diversification into real estate investment and the development of its acquired properties and to70 words
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Article50 2000-03-07 7 L&M GROUP Investments' refinancing package from Overseas Union Bank has been drawn down yesterday to repay its outstanding loans from its existing creditor banks. With this repayment, the services of the Special Accountant, Ernst Young, are no longer required and L&M has ended the appointment.50 words
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Article68 2000-03-07 7 HAI Sun Hup Group has signed a deal to buy from GIO Personal Investment Services 159 Kent Street in Sydney for A 516.65 million (Ssl7 million). The property is a 12-level office building located near the group's Stamford on Kent and Stamford Plaza Sydney68 words
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Article, Illustration316 2000-03-07 7 Andrea Tan - Move follows sale of company's PCB business for op to USsl9lm By Andrea Tan THE Singapore Exchange yesterday asked Wong's Circuits if it plans to keep its listing on the exchange following the sale of its printed circuit board business.316 words
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153 2000-03-07 7 Reuters [MANILA] Property firm Pryce Corp said yesterday it would seek the listing of its gas subsidiary on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Pryce said in a statement to the Philippine Stock Exchange that it had received a proposal from overseas investment bankers toReuters - 153 words
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Article, Illustration443 2000-03-07 8 Ling Su Ann - Fond will invest in all sectors that benefit from e-commerce growth By Ling Su Ann WITH the technology frenzy in full swing, OUB Optimix is the latest institution scrambling to offer investors overseas exposure to tech stocks with the launch of OptimixPHOTOS: SIEW YAW HOONG - 443 words
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Article, Illustration197 2000-03-07 8 Reuters SINGAPORE'S interest rates are expected to firm in the second half of the year in the wake of rising US interest rates, Peter Seah, chief executive officer of Overseas Union Bank, said yesterday. "We expect interest rates to firm upReuters - 197 words
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141 2000-03-07 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd (STE) said yesterday its marine division will build five new frigates for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The government-linked defence group did not disclose the contract value in a statement issued to the Singapore Exchange.Reuters - 141 words
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Advertisement574 2000-03-07 4 Workshop on Finance for Non-Financial Managers As companies strive to enhance their shareholders' funds there is a greater need to understand financial information, particularly balance sheets and profit and loss accounts. Decisions made without properly understanding the financial implications may lead to reduced profits (or even losses) and a reduction574 words
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CLOB proposal
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Article, Illustration264 2000-03-07 5 Carol Eng - It says it was not in agreement talks and explains its initial in-principle support By Carol Eng THE Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) may yet take the Clob issue to court. It said in a statement yesterday, signed by SIAS president David Gerald, that264 words
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Article106 2000-03-07 5 Though it was not in favour of the choice of Effective Capital as the only vehicle of implementation, SIAS, in a letter signed by president David Gerald (above) said 'it was the best in the circumstances especially for those who cannot wait much longer to have the106 words
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794 2000-03-07 5 David Gerald - David Gerald President Securities Investors Association (Singapore) MANY Clob investors have contacted SIAS on the recent agreement reached between SGX and KLSE. Many are of the mistaken view that SIAS was involved in the negotiation process and was therefore aware of the deal.794 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article512 2000-03-07 6 Slocks Volume CEI5C 50,190,000 tonics P$1 00 37,030,000 MediaRing 10c 21,967,000 Gok#ron20c 11,581,000 Uraco HldgslOc 11,480,000 IPCCorpn5c 11,360,000 Frt Link# 20c 10,868,000 Fastech USlOc 9,886,000 SembKimtrans 10c 9,174,000 MMI HWgs 10c 8,553,000 Stocka PacificCentury 155,854,604 DBS Grp 52,870,514 &°H 40,137,406 ST Assembly 25c 33,491,861 SIA 32,764,715 OCBC 25,006,834 Ionics P$1.00512 words
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Article, Illustration550 2000-03-07 6 r. sivanithy - STOCKS r.sivanithy APART from an early flurry in the morning which saw the Straits Times Index run up 28 points, trading pattern in the local stock market stayed pretty much the same yesterday as it has been for more than a week550 words
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Article, Illustration344 2000-03-07 6 larry wee - CURRENCIES larry wee FRIDAY'S new high for the Nasdaq its third new peak last week continued to hit the besieged euro hardest for most of Asian trading yesterday, with selling against a resilient yen particularly acute. By the Asian closeSource: Reuters - 344 words
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Article, Illustration251 2000-03-07 6 Wong Wei Kong - HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong NATSTEEL Electronics shares (NEL) enjoyed another good run yesterday, with the stock hitting a new 52-week high and finishing among the session's biggest gainers. NEL shares closed 60 cents, or 5.2 per cent, up at $12.20, which was251 words
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Article136 2000-03-07 6 URACO Holdings said Ng Kok Heng has resigned as chairman and managing director but will remain on the board as a director. Chay Kwong Soon has been appointed chairman and interim chief executive officer. ABR Holdings has appointed Winston Choo Wee Leong as executive director. SLA yesterday bought136 words
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Article, Illustration190 2000-03-07 6 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy TRANSPORT and warehousing group Freight Links Express Holdings was in the news recently, mainly because its Hongkong associate is placing out a large number of shares which will reduce Freight Links' stake in it from 47.8 to just190 words
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Advertisement22 2000-03-07 6 Access tc IPO placements. Just one more reason to join DBS investor Online Call us at 323-3955 to find out more BDBSBANK22 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration276 2000-03-07 9 Audrey Tan - By Audrey Tan GROSS fixed investments by Singapore companies are expected to pick up this year, with the improvement in business conditions and sentiment, a survey of economists has found. London-based Consensus Economics polled 11 private sector forecasters who all expect gross fixed investmentsSource: DOS - 276 words
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292 2000-03-07 9 Andrea Tan - Its eVoiz service from March 15 will cost as low as 6% of standard IDD rates By Andrea Tan SINGAPORE Telecom said yesterday it would introduce a new international call service, eVoiz, marking its entry into the more competitive Internet telephony market. Starting from292 words
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144 2000-03-07 9 THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will kick off its first tourism promotion on German radio in what will also be its "most intensive" campaign there to date. Following a strong growth in European visitors to Singapore last year. STB said yesterday it144 words
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231 2000-03-07 9 IT was a joint campaign that exceeded the expectations of all its three partners The Business Times, Forbes Global and Visa International. The joint subscription, which ended last week, attracted 2,762 subscribers for the two publications. "We're thrilled that so many readers decided to double231 words
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222 2000-03-07 9 BIDS for 12 bottles of rare wines now on offer at the Auction Asiaone Web site have come fast and furious. The 12 bottles sought after by collectors as well as wine connoisseurs went on auction on March 2 at222 words
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615 2000-03-07 10 Anna Teo - With surprise $3.2b surplus from last year, the Budget could have been far more generous By Anna Teo AFTER chalking up a handsome $3.2 billion budget surplus, the government could certainly have afforded to be a lot more generous, instead of rolling back "so615 words
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Article, Illustration629 2000-03-07 10 ARE Singapore's social infrastructure and hardware up to the task for the new economy? Not quite, says Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Inderjit Singh, during the first day of the Budget debate yesterday. We reproduce here excerpts of his speech. MANY observers have advised us that629 words
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IN Brief
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Article92 2000-03-07 10 THIS year's was entirely an e-Budget, two MPs said yesterday. There's not only the strong bias towards e-commerce, the Budget also caters to the elderly, entrepreneurship and ESOP (employee stock option schemes), said Leong Horn Kee (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC). "In addition, I call it an e-Budget because92 words
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Article94 2000-03-07 10 OTHER MPs, noting that the media was hard put to slap a label on this year's Budget, came up with several of their own. Some called it "cautious", "conservative", "prudent". To Nominated MP Noris Ong, it was a "measured Budget", or the Finance Minister's "measured94 words
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80 2000-03-07 10 THERE aren't enough individuals in Singapore who are prepared to be business angels, says Heng Chiang Meng (Cheng San GRC). To encourage the emergence of more angels, he suggests that relief for investments in start-ups under the Venture Capital Incentive Scheme be allowed at the80 words
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Article, Illustration88 2000-03-07 10 HOW about giving all Singaporeans a new fund for their self-improvement, tenable for a wide range of courses, from Masters programmes to language instruction to computer skills, Nominated MP Simon Tay (right) suggests. Such programmes should be recognised as creating assets, just as much (if not88 words
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Article47 2000-03-07 10 COMPANIES producing "global products" should be given special tax perks to venture into the global market, said Sembawang GRC MP Teo Ho Pin. He also called for more support to help potential world-class companies market and brand their products or services globally.47 words
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44 2000-03-07 10 AND to be a hub of "world-class talents", companies must be given more tax incentives to package their remuneration system, Sembawang GRC's Dr Teo said. Staff benefits like car, housing and club memberships should be exempt from personal tax, he said.44 words
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Article91 2000-03-07 10 INSTEAD of a flat corporate income tax rate for all companies, how about considering a lower rate for local SMEs, Nominated MP Noris Ong suggested. Wholly locally-owned SMEs could be subject to a, say, 16 per cent tax rate on the first $1 million of91 words
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Article71 2000-03-07 10 ALJUNIED GRC MP Ker Sin Tze devoted his Budget speech to calling for estate duty to be abolished. The latest move to allow residential properties to be used for business activities and hence qualifying the property owners for estate duty exemption is unlikely to excite71 words
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Article84 2000-03-07 10 THE Falungong group banned in China as a cult is registered in Singapore as the Falun Buddha Society. And so long as they do not breach the law or disrupt public peace and order in any way, they can continue their qigong activities in Singapore, Minister84 words
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FOCUS property
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Article, Illustration751 2000-03-07 11 lee han shih - PROPERTY Developers won't go gaga over exercise If asset pricing is discounted lee han shih FROM what was revealed at a DBS Land event last week, most developers will not be rushing into asset securitisation. Last Tuesday, some 70 analysts and reporters filed751 words
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Article149 2000-03-07 11 corrections and clarifications: IN our New Homes For Sale table published on March 2 in Executive Suite, there were misprints involving six projects. We carry above the correct information. We are sorry for the errors. I I nil gill in 11 p»| DEVELOPER DISTRICT LOCATION SIZE149 words
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300 2000-03-07 12 Tan-Huang Shuo Mei (Mrs - Tan-Huang Shuo Mei (Mrs) Assistant General Manager Customer Service Department Central Provident Fund Board Singapore WE refer to the letter "Funds: CPF can play bigger role" by Thim Fatt Phang (BT, Feb 25). Mr Thim suggested that the board consider appointing fUnd managers300 words
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255 2000-03-07 12 Y Woozeer Singapore - Y Woozeer Singapore TIME being of the essence, kindly allow me the following rejoinder to my letter on the SGX-KLSE agreement (BT, March 3). While it seems paramount not to repudiate an amicable solution simply by virtue of who the offeror is or a255 words
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Article, Illustration296 2000-03-07 12 Tan Nyah Nyah Singapore - Tan Nyah Nyah Singapore I AM perplexed by the speed with which SGX accepted Effective Capital's offer. We were told over the last two months that Bintang Melewar's offer is more attractive, and yet the SGX has suddenly agreed to accept Effective'sFILE PHOTO - 296 words
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Article114 2000-03-07 12 Ong Siew Tin Singapore via Internet - Ong Siew Tin Singapore via Internet READING the joint announcement by SGX/KLSE was indeed a great disappointment and a sad occasion. The so called "settlement" will indeed be a laughing stock for others. So much talk about our rights and yet we have to give114 words
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FOCUS france
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Article, Illustration1910 2000-03-07 13 Vikram Khanna - France's Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Francois Huwart, who is currently visiting Singapore, explains his country's position on the new economy, the WTO and bilateral economic relations By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] HOW wellpositioned is France to benefit from the1,910 words
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e News
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446 2000-03-07 14 ORLANDO, Florida 6E Global Exchange Services will compete with firms like Commerce One and Ariba Bloomberg GENERAL Electric Co, one of the top providers of electronic purchasing systems, has formed an electronic-commerce unit to compete with companies such as Commerce One IncBloomberg - 446 words
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260 2000-03-07 14 HONGKONG Reuters Business software provider Computer Associates International Inc said yesterday it would form a 50-50 application service provider (ASP) joint venture with Cable Wireless HKT. "It is an ASP venture," Computer Associates chairman and chief executive officer Charles Wang told Reuters inReuters - 260 words
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e Briefs
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55 2000-03-07 14 AFP [WASHINGTON] Two powerful new microchips are due to hit the market this week, according to an announcement posted on Cnet, a specialised Web site. AMD confirmed it was to start shipping its one-GHz Athlon processor yesterday, while Intel was expected to release itsAFP - 55 words
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65 2000-03-07 14 FT [ROME] Banca di Roma, one of Italy's largest commercial banking groups, is joining forces with Telecom Italia to create a new online bank. The bank said it would be taking an 65 per cent stake in the venture, with the remaining 15FT - 65 words
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Article61 2000-03-07 14 Reuters [HONGKONG] Growth Enterprise Market listing candidate Hongkong.com Corp said it would use about HKS496 million (*****.7 million) of its proceeds from an initial public offering for marketing and advertising in Hongkong and overseas. The Hongkong-focused Internet portal arm of Chinadotcom Corp is raising net proceedsReuters - 61 words
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63 2000-03-07 14 AP [BANGKOK] The Nation Multimedia Group pic's wholly-owned unit Thai Portal Co said yesterday it will launch Thailand.Com, the country's largest portal site, to sell Thai products. Thai Portal's chief executive officer Thanachai Theerapatvong said the firm had invested 300 million baht (5)13.6 million)AP - 63 words
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Article, Illustration327 2000-03-07 14 HONGKONG AFP LONG queues formed outside banks here yesterday for applications for the share offers of a mobile phone operator and the new technology flagship of one of Hongkong's top property companies. Mobile phone operator Sunday Communications Ltd is seeking to raiseAFP - 327 words
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817 2000-03-07 15 Dhanin's Telecom Asia owns Bangkok's phone lines and the country's only cable TV franchise. No wonder it's the 3rd best performer on the SET-50 Index Bloomberg [BANGKOK] HANIN Chearavanont became a billionM aire expanding his fa- ther's chicken feed H business. He's nowBloomberg - 817 words
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327 2000-03-07 15 HONGKONG Loss comes after two senior staff quit last month Bloomberg LEHMAN Brothers Holdings Inc has lost two Hongkongbased staff from its Asian Internet group, Including Frank Au, Asian head of media and telecommunications, barely a month after losing two keyBloomberg - 327 words
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Article, Illustration231 2000-03-07 15 AFX-Asia [BANKGOK] The Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) and Shin Corporation pic have expressed interest in holding stakes in Thai Telephone and Telecommunication pic, the Bangkok Post said yesterday quoting Jasmine International chairman Adisai Bodharamik. Jasmine International's stake in Thai Telephone will riseAFX-Asia; FILE PHOTO - 231 words
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Article, Illustration827 2000-03-07 16 leon hadar - OPINION leon hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent THE extensive and adoring (worshipful?) coverage by the American media of Republican White House aspirant John McCain has created the perception of the senator from Arizona as this year's "cool" presidential candidate, the MTV827 words
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Article100 2000-03-07 16 'You are changing the culture in a society where nobody likes to pay taxes and where tax avoidance is the name of the game.' k-rit Pakistan s finance minister, on a plan to tax agricultural incomes of feudal landlords who have always escaped payment and to broaden100 words
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Article610 2000-03-07 16 EDITORIAL AS masterplans go, Infocomm 21: Manpower Developmentis as good as we've come to expect from Singapore's planners. It hits all the right buttons and draws a clear roadmap towards the target outcomes 10 years hence. So what could mess up its execution? In a610 words
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Article, Illustration972 2000-03-07 16 Feelings the missing factor in economic theory Orthodox theory famously assumes that people are rational. In reality, they are not The Economist IN THE long run, is economics dead? The discipline is in trouble. It nearly always has been. Only for a decade or two after 1945 did things lookThe Economist - 972 words
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Article, Illustration897 2000-03-07 16 The Chechen question THE second Chechen war is having effects well beyond the Caucasus. It has already reshuffled the political pack in Moscow, clearing the way for an election success for interim President Vladimir Putin and, with that, a more nationalist and authoritarian administration than that897 words
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Article, Illustration639 2000-03-07 17 Ibra is concerned that the founding S&lim family, which retains a 7% stake, will also benefit, they say AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] PT Bank Central Asia's (BCA) planned initial public offering has been delayed due to government objections that the former founding shareholder, the Salim family, whichAFX-Asia - 639 words
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359 2000-03-07 17 Companies of S&lim and Tnnggal groups included Reuters [JAKARTA] The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) plans to sell its stakes in some nine additional companies in 2000, including from the Salim group, to raise 18.9 trillion rupiah (554.37Reuters - 359 words
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Article281 2000-03-07 17 Reuters [HONGKONG] Lower non-re-curring gains pulled First Pacific Co Ltd's 1999 full-year net profit down 61.7 per cent from 1998, but the company said yesterday that operating contribution rose 82.2 per cent, thanks to its broad restructuring. Controlled by Indonesia's Salim Group, the Hongkongbased conglomerate'sReuters - 281 words
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Article, Illustration727 2000-03-07 18 NATIONAL nTOTTIftVcf»}»].!. I jj.-j.-l BEIJING Strong growth needed to preserve social stability as reforms throw more people oat of work: minister Reuters CHINA'S economy is expected to grow around 7 per cent this year, supported by a massive Budget deficit to fund infrastructureReuters; AFP - 727 words
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215 2000-03-07 18 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S military turned the screw on Taiwan's voters yesterday, warning that millions of troops were on "high alert" ready for an immediate strike if the island moved towards independence. Less than two weeks before Taiwan's second presidential elections, the military's newspaperAFP - 215 words
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MARKET moves
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Article109 2000-03-07 18 PRICES of Diversified Resources Corporation Bhd's (DRCB) group of companies continued to suffer despite its restructuring plan to improve cashflow and the sale of its stake in national car maker Proton to Petroliam Nasional for one billion Malaysian ringgit (***** million) in cash. DRCB tumbled 24109 words
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Article86 2000-03-07 18 INVESTORS are having a rather uneasy time tracking the companies of Danny Tan brother of tycoon Vincent Tan of Berjaya Group. Danny controls two listed companies with similar names mainboard-listed Dijaya Corporation and second-board company Dijaya Enterprise. Some investors bought Dijaya Corporation last week, thinking that it's the86 words
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Article86 2000-03-07 18 Eddie Toh - Compiled by Eddie Toh MALAYSIAN Resources Corporation Berhad fell 24 sen to RM4.36 amidst an overall market weakness yesterday. As a result of the subdued market sentiment, investors did not pay much attention to the company's faster-than-expected completion of the main structure for the KL Sentral86 words
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Article, Illustration356 2000-03-07 18 BANGKOK Reuters, AFP FOREIGN investors unloaded shares in Bangkok Bank pic yesterday after the bank's management announced a plan on Friday to double registered capital. An analyst with Capital Nomura Securities said the foreign selling was on concerns they would not have the rightReuters,; AFP; Source: Bloomberg - 356 words
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227 2000-03-07 18 KUALA LUMPUR Units to include group's cellular and Internet divisions Reuters TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd plans to list four subsidiaries, which include its cellular and Internet divisions, on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), according to a New Straits Times report yesterday. Last week, the state-con-troUedReuters - 227 words
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134 2000-03-07 18 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN construction group United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) plans to list its toll-road company PLUS by the end of this year or early next year, The Star newspaper said yesterday. "The plan for listing is progressing well," itReuters - 134 words
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Article, Illustration574 2000-03-07 18 MANILA Reuters THE Philippine stock exchange, buffeted by a stock price manipulation scandal, is now considering the possibility of listing the bourse to "professionalise" its management, Finance Secretary Jose Pardo said. Mr Pardo told reporters over the weekend that senators were reviewing a securitiesReuters - 574 words
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888 2000-03-07 19 LONDON Top management at the insurance market is accused of hiding losses from investors so they would continue to pnmp in money AP AFP A FRAUDULENT clique of top management at Lloyd's insurance market here hatched a secret plot to conceal cripplingAP; AFP - 888 words
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Article, Illustration428 2000-03-07 19 OAKLAND, California McCain wins NTT endorsement and rans even with Bash in New York AFP WHITE House hopefuls prepared for an all-out campaign blitz yesterday, ahead of the biggest clutch of primaries in US history which could end the nomination race phaseAFP - 428 words
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431 2000-03-07 20 LONDON Proposals inclnde spreading profits more broadly, giving units greater autonomy FT, Bloomberg ARTHUR Andersen, the professional services firm, is understood to be planning an internal overhaul in response to regulatory and commercial pressures on the industry. Proposals to be put to partners worldwideFT,; Bloomberg - 431 words
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Article, Illustration517 2000-03-07 20 TOKYO Bloomberg SOFTBANK Corp shares posted their third biggest slump on record yesterday, on concern that the company's purchase of a failed bank and the doubling of its share price in just two months means its stock is overvalued. Nikko Salomon Smith Barney LtdBloomberg; Source: Bloomberg - 517 words
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322 2000-03-07 20 NEW YORK Any deal will include its current merger partner US West Reuters QWEST Communications International, the No 4 US long-distance telephone company, said over the weekend it was in talks with a major telecommunications company about a possible takeoverReuters - 322 words
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Article, Illustration496 2000-03-07 20 SYDNEY It may announce details with its interim results tomorrow Bloomberg TELSTRA Corp, Australia's No 1 telecoms company, posted a record one-day rise as investors bet the company will sell parts of its Internet business in the next few months. "AnBloomberg - 496 words
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Article59 2000-03-07 20 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Westmont Industries managing director Joseph Chong has taken leave from his job, a week after the former member of Malaysia's Parliament was charged in court with falsifying the shipyard's earnings results. Westmont's board of directors "approved the application for leave from office"Bloomberg - 59 words
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Article95 2000-03-07 20 Reuters (LONDON] British media group Pearson yesterday unveiled a new partnership with America Online and said strong growth in its education arm and Financial Times Group lifted 1999 pre-tax profit 15 per cent. Pearson saw its shares jump over 7 per cent after theReuters - 95 words
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Article91 2000-03-07 20 AFP [TOKYO] Sony yesterday apologised for delays as desperate Japanese shops ran out of PlayStation2 (PS2) consoles after selling 600,000 in a blitz lasting a matter of hours. "We will try to satisfy as many customers as possible by continuing to produce and ship asAFP - 91 words
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438 2000-03-07 20 Shada Islam - From Shada Islam in Brussels THE European Union continued yesterday to officially back Germany's Deputy Finance Minister Caio KochWeser as the bloc's candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, despite increasing signs that Germany was searching for face-saving ways to withdraw his nomination. "We438 words
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239 2000-03-07 21 Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming - SGX Derivatives Tratiln&Reports MSCI Singapore Index Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stockmarket slid to a lower close yesterday after a firm opening propelled by Wall Street's strong gains last Friday. However, optimism soon flagged as investors turned cautious in the absence of fresh leads239 words
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166 2000-03-07 21 Seow Hock Hin Refco Singapore - MSCI Taiwan fixtures Seow Hock Hin Refco Singapore THE Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index declined 150.06 points or 1.58 per cent to 9,367.91, below the government targeted support level of 9,400. The fall came after China reiterated over the weekend that it would166 words
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260 2000-03-07 21 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil galloped to new highs yesterday after key producer Iran said there was no need for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to raise output after March because demand would fall in the second quarter. BenchmarkReuters - 260 words
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Article328 2000-03-07 21 Bloomberg London THE yen rose against the US dollar amid speculation Japanese companies are converting foreign currencies into yen to close their books before the end of the fiscal year on March 31. "Repatriation is one of the factors" in the yen's gain, said Stephen Hannah, chief economistBloomberg - 328 words
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Article, Illustration1327 2000-03-07 21 OITERRAME CROSS RATES CS ffr P«" HK$ Ind Bs Rupiah Yen Won »M NZ$ Pafc Bi Ptso s$ Band Sfr HT$ Bafct Powi US$ fS" 0 879 "i 9 4 ,28 1231 < W 26.*****.020 0.651 6.776 2.298 1.242 ***** 24.732 1.043 3.908 1012 18.604 23.060 0.382 0.605 n oo1,327 words
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Article1951 2000-03-07 21 SICOM FUTURES Wg RUBBER (futures closing as «t 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month Hiqh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Apr 00 119.50 200 May 00 120.50 50 Jun 00 123.50 ***** 123.50 350 300 Jul/Sep 00 127.00 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cwtsAg) Volume Open Month High Low Sett1,951 words
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Article, Illustration2861 2000-03-07 22 HONGKONG AFP PHangScng ****** HONGKONG share prices soared 2.7 per cent, mainly on buying of telecoms and technology shares on the back of a firmer US market, dealers said. "The market's sentiment has been driven by Friday's gains on Wall Street", on aAFP - 2,861 words
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Article2035 2000-03-07 22 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 -13L19 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 0.7 per cent lower yesterday as investors sold stock in late trade to lock away profits, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei index of 225 issues dropped 131.19 points to close at 19,796.35. The TopixAFP - 2,035 words
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Article, Illustration981 2000-03-07 22 AFX-Asia, Reuters P Shenzhen Bldlbi .2.74 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B Share Index fell 2.74 points, or 3.17 per cent, to 83.74 as turnover rose slightly to HK546.3 million from HKJ44.2 million on Friday. The domestic A Share Index fell 22.35 points, or 3.90 per cent, to 550.83 on turnoverAFX-Asia,; Reuters; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 981 words
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Article359 2000-03-07 22 AFP nWP Index TAIWAN shares closed 1.6 per cent lower yesterday, breaching a support level of 9,400 points amid jitters over cross-straits tensions before the March 18 elections, dealers said. The pressure from the mainland sparked selling despite President Lee Tenghui's recent prediction that the market would have strongAFP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration448 2000-03-07 23 AFP CI Composite Index -7.82 MALAYSIAN shares ended lower yesterday with the market apparently in a corrective phase after Friday's technical rebound, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 7.82 points or 0.8 per cent at 940.49. The second boardAFP - 448 words
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Article8759 2000-03-07 23 INDUSTRIALS CommMr products 2000 List Vel Day Net Cap Hm Low Cema—y Sale *000 **1* W two 420 310 A|inomoto 374 23.7 151.6 158 91 AngUM 109 -6 283 122 108 160.7 452 290 Apollo Food Hlg 428 -6 34 436 426 10.2 J7J.2 2975 2700 BAT 50c 2800 until8,759 words
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Article3497 2000-03-07 24 BONDS WARRANTS fnm/ lt*n 1W Bay LaaMaata •>! Mtai bar Mk M# laa Mm Mi *ar- 1000) M# lH l«TK M« Mi (Mttt) Mte Mn T"~"~|* Utt i|4 12 t 3)60 -AcarW0)073tUSS liij 0* 376 4*5 44X 45 333 1 156 70 2*5 16 fO ]f 1 3 '6* AcmaW0l07243,497 words
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Article316 2000-03-07 24 AFP Q Composite Index +14J0 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 14.50 points at 909.33. Volume was 350 million shares worth 4.1 trillion won. Advancers led falls 757 to 108. AFP Mart Mm AaamSanri ***** 1850 Br«n T»ch 1870 205 CtotrH Bank 2720 140 CtwilComm -.*****0 -6000AFP - 316 words
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Article286 2000-03-07 24 AFP Q Composite Index +4L55 THE Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 41.55 points to close at 1,738.30. A total of 6.8 billion shares worth 2.2 billion pesos changed hands yesterday from Friday's 6.9 billion shares valued at 2.0 billion pesos. —AFP «80> MRCAWad 0.67 -0.01 250 Abacus ConstructionAFP - 286 words
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Article273 2000-03-07 24 AFP gHBE-40 +158 THE benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index closed up 3.58 points or 0.2 per cent at 1,979.22. Turnover was a moderate NZ$B7 million of which Telecom Corp, which rose nine NZ cents to NZ$B.52 and accounted for NZ555.6 million. Hart US (OOP) Advantage MOS 4.90 0.05 87 AirAFP - 273 words
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Article590 2000-03-07 24 AFP QABOrinuriM +&3 AUSTRALIAN shares rose 0.2 per cent to a fourth successive closing high as Telstra pulled out of a long dive to help boost the market, brokers said. The benchmark All Ordinaries Index rose 6.3 points to 3,232.1. The All Industrials Index rose 38.6 points to 5,798.2,AFP - 590 words
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Article, Illustration780 2000-03-07 24 AFP P SET Index -188 THAI stocks fell one per cent as foreign investors unloaded shares in Bangkok Bank pic after management announced a plan to double registered capital, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index closed down 3.86 points at 379.27 while the select SET-50 slipped 0.34AFP - 780 words
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Article, Illustration674 2000-03-07 24 AFP F1 Composite Index +18J6 INDONESIAN share prices closed 3.3 per cent higher yesterday on a technical rebound with sentiment buoyed by a meeting between the president and his dismissed security minister, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 18.16 points at 566.71 off a highAFP - 674 words
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Miscellaneous914 2000-03-07 26 Page 26 The Business Times, Tuesday. March 7,200( TYriFl* cryptic crossword Central S Club 7ln Miami. 2.15 The Sweet Mum. Bpartaetty -—r—^ a R 1 9-00 AM Kids Central: Pip 5.00 Jack Hanna's Animal 3.06 The Officials' True Col- 5.00 PM Basketball NBA The Appleseed Knight. Adventures. (2ndtx). —mm mm914 words
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Article, Illustration1211 2000-03-07 27 MARISSA CHEW - Getting top foreign universities to set up here may not reap huge profits but the pay-off will be in intangibles. MARISSA chew reports MARISSA CHEW WOOING top universities to set up here may not bring in truckloads of cash to Singapore, but the pay-off in1,211 words
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784 2000-03-07 27 Patrick Lambe - Byl Patrick Lambe The writer is business development manager at The British Council, Singapore THERE is a type of obsessive, compulsive disorder which involves a mania for counting, cataloguing, tidying mundane objects over and over again. It is classified as an anxiety disorder, and 23784 words
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Advertisement229 2000-03-07 28 Issued by Morgan Stanley Co. International Limited, regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority Limited. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter is a service mark of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Co. The markets look for more than meets the eye. offering. Putting monetary values on things that defy conventional Which makes it229 words
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Article269 2000-03-07 29 Bridge News Reuters Activity was very brisk on the panamax sector of the dry cargo freight market on Friday, particularly in the Far East, brokers said. The capesize category was deecribed by brokers as very solid, although quiet by comparison with earlier last week. ♦Arethousa (built 1990) 171,900Bridge News; Reuters - 269 words
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Article, Illustration545 2000-03-07 29 Donald Urquhart - MOU also includes projects on training, marine environment protection and navigational safety By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Singapore and Norway signalled their commitment towards greater cooperation in the maritime industry yesterday. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed a Memorandum of UnderstandingFILE PHOTO - 545 words
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Article78 2000-03-07 29 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Sea Containers Ltd, a holding company for its marine cargo container leasing business, ferry, port and raU operations and its leisure business, filed to seU from time to time up to US$3OO million (Sssl3 million) in debt securities. The Bermuda-based company said it wouldReuters - 78 words
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Article, Illustration415 2000-03-07 29 Ann Toh - Japanese carrier has slot charter agreement with Hyundai By Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has started its first service plying North Asia and the Persian Gulf by entering into a slot charter agreement with Hyundai Merchant Marine. The Japanese carrier415 words
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Article, Illustration1104 2000-03-07 30 For its 18,000 engineers and technical workers, it was Boeing's hard-line approach that drove them to go on strike AP [SEATTLE] FOR many of the 18,000 engineers and technical workers who walked off their jobs three weeks ago, their strike against the Boeing Co is notAP - 1,104 words
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Article191 2000-03-07 30 PACE DSR Senator 4 h£l j Delmas 4 Am 3 "J*""* 8 Accord 8 Dongnama 3 Append* 5 l(X 4 Austral 6 ECU Line 6 s :;;rrr J F OOIH bMI o B'tanqMas 6 6«nartr«» 6 COH 7 CMA 8 Hanqli 7 8 H«o|io 3 Columbus 8191 words
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Article17623 2000-03-07 37 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advartlsar VMM) Voyaga Talaphona ETA ETA Advartlsar Vassal Voyaga Talaphona 5 >TWH.rj 5 s m H4rr Numoar Nuirwr SIN Nama NumOaf Numbar 21/0] 23/04 CSAV IMS 007N 45-*****55 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'I voire 23/03 27/04 tmm tmm ensenaoa 00* 45-*****22 '5/0317,623 words
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Article552 2000-03-07 40 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Depertura Spc Capnco R*****0 J12 06/03/675 06/03/19 00 It P WuM) ***** JOI 06/03/1:30 06/03/ft00 SiMrsUr 3 J07 06/03/7:35 07/03/6:0fl SandMtwa 2 a J03 06/03/8:10 07/03/8:00 K Ci M*< 30X5300 JOI 06/03/8:40 07/03/1640 It SjbiAriy WW300 Ml 06/03/8:50 06/03/2140 unwri Jaya JUN-20 JM552 words
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Article1801 2000-03-07 40 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL COWTAIimtt AHD LCI CAMP Boo*in<)/Bi!«Ki Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptriod From Jo From »ci oanua ooa 'Moo u 04/000 04/149* 04/000 ta NMSCVS OJU 7/2*9* wm M/MM 04/000 ot/Hoo 04/145* 04/000 U 04/1700 07/049* 07/9100 n 04/1700 07/045* 07/9W I 07/0700 07/m* 07/14001,801 words
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Article205 2000-03-07 40 Mar M Indonesia: Hari Raya Haji. Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore: H&ri Raya Haji. Brunei: Hari Raya Aidiladha. Mar 17 United States: St Patrick's Day Bank Holiday (Northern Ireland). MarlB Taiwan: Market Holiday for Presidential Election. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Apr 3 Taiwan: Women Children's Day.205 words
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Article791 2000-03-07 40 THIS report, compiled by Cockstt Marine Oil Ltd. shows price rangss In OS dollars instead of single prices ter a lMf» comprehensive description of the «iar ket. Prices shown are based on avartpasteed stem. Market movements are lad) cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and791 words
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Article451 2000-03-07 40 tetak HO Mn 998.2 U 16 9 0.00 75 OJK Mar 2 BMk* Mtr 'M MaM* MMh Ma a8om£25 0 3 0 0 0 I iTT, rg raitBg, -.-j.fr. J>0am 988.4 0.3 14.0 0.06 46 0.03 i .-V ;f r 300 Mm 998.9 0.1 18.2 O.M451 words
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422 2000-03-07 41 Taiwan has restricted Philippine carrier to only 1,200 seats out of weekly allocation of 4,800 Reuters [MANILA] Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it has asked Taiwan to allow it to increase flights to Taipei and to operate services to Kaoshiung. ThisReuters - 422 words
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Article, Illustration420 2000-03-07 41 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, in response to an almost monthlong strike by engineers and technical workers, said it will give the wage increases promised in its last contract offer to any worker on the job. The world's biggest planemakerBloomberg; AP - 420 words
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320 2000-03-07 41 AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian Airlines flights to Nepal, frozen after a hijacking in December, could be resumed soon as India finalises security arrangements at Kathmandu Airport, a top aviation official said. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Chaman Lai Gupta said NepalAFP - 320 words
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Article, Illustration400 2000-03-07 41 Three people slightly injured in Bnrbank Airport incident AP [LOS ANGELES] A Southwest Airlines jet carrying 137 passengers and five crew members careened off a Burbank Airport runway on Sunday night, skidding to a stop on an adjacent street where it hit a car.AP - 400 words
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